Football on TV in the UK (2026/27): Complete Guide to Sky Sports, TNT Sports, BBC & Amazon Prime

Finding exactly which channel is showing football on TV today in the United Kingdom requires navigating the most fragmented broadcast landscape in modern sports history. For the 2026/27 campaign, live broadcast rights across England, Scotland, and pan-European competitions are split between Sky Sports, TNT Sports (formerly BT Sport), Amazon Prime Video, BBC Sport, ITV Sport, and dedicated European digital platforms.

1. Premier League TV Rights & Kick-Off Windows in the UK

Under the current UK domestic broadcast cycle, live televised Premier League fixtures are allocated across specific weekend and midweek broadcast slots (all times UK GMT/BST):

• Saturday 12:30 Lunchtime Kick-Off: Exclusively broadcast live on TNT Sports 1 HD and TNT Sports Ultimate (4K).
• Saturday 15:00 Blackout Rule: Due to UEFA Article 48 implemented by The FA, no live football is televised inside the UK between 14:45 and 17:15 on Saturdays, though international broadcasters such as beIN SPORTS 1 English and Peacock carry every 15:00 fixture outside the UK.
• Saturday 17:30 Evening Slot: Broadcast live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League.
• Sunday 14:00 & 16:30 Super Sunday: The flagship double-header televised exclusively on Sky Sports Premier League HD.
• Monday Night Football (20:00) & Friday Night Fixtures: Carried primarily by Sky Sports, with dedicated tactical studio analysis.

2. UEFA Champions League, Europa League & Conference League on TV

Every UEFA club competition fixture from the League Phase through to the Munich and Istanbul finals is televised in the UK on TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports 2, TNT Sports 3, and TNT Sports 4, alongside selective Tuesday night showcase picks on Amazon Prime Video UK. Viewers checking our daily Football on TV Today schedule can see the exact channel allocation 48 hours prior to kick-off.

3. EFL Championship, FA Cup & European Leagues (LaLiga, Serie A, Bundesliga)

Sky Sports+ now carries over 1,000 live EFL Championship, League One, and League Two matches per season, plus every Carabao Cup tie. Meanwhile, the Emirates FA Cup features extensive free-to-air coverage on BBC One / BBC iPlayer and ITV1 / ITVX alongside TNT Sports. For European domestic football, Premier Sports and ITV4 share Spanish LaLiga coverage, Sky Sports Football airs Friday and Saturday German Bundesliga clashes, and TNT Sports broadcasts Italian Serie A.

Official Governing Body Reference: ↗ Official Premier League UK Broadcast Schedule